Horace Mann and The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Offer Fellowships for Educators

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Nov. 28  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Horace Mann Educators Corporation (NYSE:HMN) and The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library (ALPL) have partnered to form the Horace Mann-Abraham Lincoln Fellowship, a program designed to help educators teach children our rich historical heritage.

"Horace Mann believes that this partnership is an extension of our strong commitments to the education community and the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library," said Lou Lower, Horace Mann President and Chief Executive Officer. "The fellowship program provides an excellent opportunity for teachers from across the country to explore how the lessons of Lincoln's life and times can inform the world we live in today," said Richard Norton Smith, Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum Executive Director.

The inaugural fellowship program will offer 50 teachers up to $1,000 each to cover expenses for their trip to Springfield to participate in programs created by the ALPL Foundation.  While educators from K to 12 are eligible to apply, the curriculum is applicable for grades 4-12.  The first two classes of Lincoln Fellows will come to Springfield next summer.

Interested teachers should contact their local Horace Mann agent, visit the Horace Mann home page at http://www.horacemann.com/ or the ALPL home page at http://www.alplm.org/ .  The application deadline is March 4, 2006 and the 50 winning fellows will be announced on National Teacher Day, May 9, 2006.

Horace Mann -- the largest national multiline insurance company focusing on educators' financial needs -- provides auto and homeowners insurance, retirement annuities, life insurance and other financial solutions.  Founded by educators for educators in 1945, the company is headquartered in Springfield, Ill.  For more information visit http://www.horacemann.com/ . 

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